Christ is Risen! He is Risen, indeed! Ascension of Our Lord This Sunday, we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord Jesus into Heaven. The Apostles, the early church, and every Christian including ourselves receive from Him in His last words a commission – Go and make disciples! Immediately, we think of great missionaries throughout the […]
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Christ is Risen! He is Risen, indeed! Mother’s Day Happy Mother’s Day! Today we celebrate and honor our mothers who are such a gift to each of us. We set aside this day to pray for our mothers whether living or deceased. Pray also for those whose mothers have gone to the Lord this past
Christ is Risen! He is Risen, indeed! Retreat Beginning Sunday, I will be on retreat. The last time I tried to take a personal retreat, I had to turn right back around after checking into the monastery retreat house and make the announcement that our bishop was transferred to Atlanta! Please pray that nothing like
He is Risen, indeed! Rejoice the Lord has conquered death and lives again! The Octave of Easter ends today with Divine Mercy Sunday. The last 8 days we have celebrated each day as if it were Easter Sunday! Our Easter Season has just begun. On Tuesday of last week, I wished someone a “Happy Easter!”
He is Risen, indeed! Rejoice the Lord has conquered death and lives again! What a gift to celebrate the Sacred Mysteries of our Redemption, the Paschal Mysteries – the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord – with you and with a full St. James Church! We were unable to gather physically together last year
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Throughout this Lent, we have been praying an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be for our fellow parishioners each day! Let’s continue during this Holy Week! Each of us need these prayers that we might have the fortitude and grace to persevere in our Lenten exercises of prayer,
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Only 1.5 weeks left of the Lenten Season. It ends on Holy Thursday with the celebration of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper and the beginning of the Sacred Triduum (the Sacred 3 days) culminating in Easter Sunday. Please continue to pray for your fellow St. James parishioners each day during this Lenten Season! Throughout
Congratulations to the newly confirmed members of St. James! On Thursday, March 11th, nearly 50 of our 8th graders received the Sacrament of Confirmation from the Holy Spirit through the prayer and imposition of hands of Bishop Parkes. It was a joyful night! These young men and young ladies have received all three Sacraments of
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Continue to pray for your fellow St. James parishioners each day during this Lenten Season! I ask each of you to pray an Our Father, Hail Mary, and a Glory be for your fellow parishioners. Offer those prayers for them that they might have the fortitude and grace to persevere in their Lenten exercises of
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Pray for your fellow St. James parishioners each day during this Lenten Season! I ask each of you to pray an Our Father, Hail Mary, and a Glory be for your fellow parishioners. Offer those prayers for them that they might have the fortitude and grace to persevere in their Lenten exercises of prayer, fasting,
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